Noble surnames, such as Leborgognes, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Leborgognes, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Burgoigne. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Leborgognes family originally lived in the province of Burgoigne, known in the English speaking world as Burgundy.

Leborgognes Early Origins

The surname Leborgognes was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where they held a family seat as a noble family. They were Lords of the Manor of Nivernais from early recorded time.

Leborgognes Early History

Leborgognes Early History

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Leborgognes Early Notables (pre 1700)

Leborgognes Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notable amongst the family at this time was Guillaume Le Borgoinne, Knight; Louis, Duke of Bourgogne, grandson of Louis XIV and father of Louis XV; François Bourgoing, theologian; and Louis Bourguignon (1693-1721), born Louis Dominique...

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Bourgoain settled in Virginia in 1700; Vincent Bourgoin who married Françoise Migneron on the 6th of November, 1724.

The Leborgognes Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Leborgognes Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.